Belkin SoundForm Connect AirPlay 2 (Audio Adapter Receiver for Wireless Streaming with Optical and 3.5mm Speaker Inputs for iPhone, iPad, Mac Mini, MacBook Pro and other AirPlay enabled devices)

After struggling with setup, I did reset apple Home kit and the device worked just fine (Manual setup ) and it works nice and made my non wifi speakers in sync with other airplay2 speakers

The Setup fails - NFC doesn't work. On two different devices. Once set up (manually entering the code on the back), the unit output is quiet and runs with a 3 second delay, making it unusable with other airplay 2 speakers as they are 3 seconds out of sync. There is an app, which has a 'sync' option, but that doesn't appear to work either. I have a Sonos system and an Apple airport express running some other speaker, they work fine together, so the problem is with the units. I called Belkin support and was told there is no fix and to simply return them, so I have.

I have a 1995 Sony Hi-Fi which doesn't even support aux but with some RCA adapters, you can convert it. So now I have these speakers which now can play from 3.5mm devices. So initially I plugged them into an echo dot 4th gen speaker but noticed there was a lot of static noise on lower volumes. Most people probably wouldn't notice but it drove me crazy. So after reading some reviews, decided to pick this Belkin AirPlay 2 converter up. The setup was simple if you have an iPhone (or any Apple device as it only supports AirPlay). It integrates right into the Home app on your iPhone. The sound quality is so much better than other 3.5 mm devices I have tried. There is very little floor noise and the output volume is very loud. There is no noticeable delay when watching videos and music and the inclusion of a USB C cable and wall plug is a nice bonus. The only issue I have faced is sometimes, it takes a while for my iPhone or iPad to show the adapter when playing music, sometimes taking up to 30 seconds or even needing to unplug and replug. But this happens very rarely so I wouldn't worry about it at all. But overall, 10/10 device for the best AirPlay 2 audio streamer for the price. Brings life back into your old speakers and prevents e-waste.

Connected easily and has maintained a reliable, permanent connection ever since. It always comes in up my my AirPlay list and is easily controlled through Siri when I talk to another Apple device. I recommend using the Belkin app (referenced in the instructions) to name it easily and update the firmware.

Such a simple device, such a huge change in my life. I’m listening to my music on my maranta speakers! It’s crazy good! The only problem is that it “fell off” the Apple home system after a week, but that hasn’t happened again. It’s not hard to set up you just have to remember to write the tiny code in big writing for those of us too old to read teensy tiny numbers

I bought this to play from my iPhone to a hi-fi amplifier using the optical connection. I've never used AirPlay before but the setup worked first time just following the instuctions. The NFC reception area is on the back of the device. I held the top of my iPhone (iOS 16.2) to it as you would for Apple Pay. After a few seconds the Soundform Connect was recognised and automatically configured to use the home wifi network. Great. Then I installed the Belkin Soundform app which immediately upgraded the firmware. So far so good. Now the bad news. I can't find a setting to bypass the iPhone's volume control. Maybe volume control is a mandatory part of the AirPlay standard, but to get "CD quality" you definitely want to control the volume on the connected amplifier and not from the input source. Otherwise you are just amplifying a degraded signal. There might be some point if you are using the analogue output, but it's daft to attenuate a digital optical signal before it even reaches the amplifier. I would rather be sure the input is bit-perfect. I think this might explain the volume and sound quality issues others have reported. The solution is simple, just turn the iPhone volume up to 100%. It's a minor nuisance, hence a star deducted for ease of use. As the Soundform Connect seems to work well otherwise, and I got it at a great price, I'm keeping it.

Setup worked immediately in the first try. I connected it to a 2.4g wifi I use for IOT things. Connected it to my Topping Dx3 Pro DAC and it just works: audio quality is good, not choppy. Really happy with this. It’s such a tiny little thing so it barely takes up any space.